Tag: health worker strike

3 April 2023

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Seeks To Join High-Level Committee

Hartal Doktor Kontrak wants to join the High-Level Committee – which is chaired by DPM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi – to "properly represent" contract doctors, saying: "Without proper representation, the committee will not be impactful enough to solve the issue".

3 April 2023

Letter

First, Do No Harm? Strikes In Health Care — Dr Ginsky Chan

Systemic problems require systemic solutions, and many demands simply cannot be met within unreasonable timelines. There are, nonetheless, actions that can be taken now.

31 March 2023

Malaysia

Perikatan Opposes Health Worker Strike, Suggests ‘Peaceful’ Resolution

Kuala Langat MP Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi says PN does not support contract doctors' upcoming April 3-5 strike action or demonstrations, but wants "peaceful" resolution. "We have plenty of room at the government level for more conducive two-way discussions.”

31 March 2023

Letter

Of Doctors’ Oaths And Declaration: Misuse And Misinterpretation? — Dr Timothy Cheng

"You may disagree with me, but I dare say that there is more, so much more to the oaths and declarations that doctors take than taking the phrase 'first do no harm' and repeating it like a broken record," writes Dr Timothy Cheng.

29 March 2023

Malaysia

DG Hisham Says Health Workers Deserve Fair Wages, As Doctors Plan April ‘Strike’

Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says health workers, as the "main asset" of the health service, deserve fair wages and he believes the government will address demands by health workers from time to time, stressing that a strike isn't the best solution.

8 March 2023

Malaysia

When Doctors Strike: Historical Lessons From Malaysia’s Past

In '77, housemen went on strike for nearly a week and delayed registration with MMC, forcing salary hikes for HOs and first-year MOs. In '82, junior doctors protested against low salaries and lack of on-call pay with work-to-rule and day-of-rest tactics.

7 March 2023

Malaysia

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee, who attended the health minister’s town hall with doctors, says “key player” doctors were satisfied with the meet. "The problem is much larger. It is a legacy issue that needs and requires time, and not just rhetoric by some politician."

21 February 2023

World

98% Of UK Junior Doctors Vote For Unprecedented 72-Hour Strike

A ballot by the British Medical Association among nearly 37,000 junior doctors, covering more than half of all junior doctors in England, shows that 98% support a 72-hour walkout in March that will be the longest yet to hit NHS services.

21 February 2023

Letter

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

Section 43 of the IRA 1967 requires workers in essential services (which includes public health) to give their employer notice of the intended strike within 42 days before the event; strikes can also be held after 21 days of giving such notice.

20 February 2023

Opinion

The Pen And Pyre: Moving From Individual Anger To Industrial Action

Research on previous doctor strikes in other countries, such as the UK and Kenya, shows no increase in patient deaths from such strikes; current data doesn't cover the effect of strikes on morbidity and quality of care, writes Dr Larry Nyanti from UMS.

Tag: health worker strike

Hartal Doktor Kontrak Seeks To Join High-Level Committee

First, Do No Harm? Strikes In Health Care — Dr Ginsky Chan

Perikatan Opposes Health Worker Strike, Suggests ‘Peaceful’ Resolution

Of Doctors’ Oaths And Declaration: Misuse And Misinterpretation? — Dr Timothy Cheng

DG Hisham Says Health Workers Deserve Fair Wages, As Doctors Plan April ‘Strike’

When Doctors Strike: Historical Lessons From Malaysia’s Past

Give Government Time Before Striking, Ipoh Timor MP Tells Doctors

98% Of UK Junior Doctors Vote For Unprecedented 72-Hour Strike

Doctors’ Right To Industrial Action: A Legal Perspective — Shariffullah Majeed & Nur Azmeena Azahar

The Pen And Pyre: Moving From Individual Anger To Industrial Action

DPAM Plans Masterclass For Health Professionals To Reduce Dengue Deaths

Proposed Medical Act Amendment ‘Huge Mistake’ With Non-Accredited Parallel Pathway: Paediatric Surgeon

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

MOH To Offer More HLP Scholarships, Parallel Pathway Slots Amid MMC Dispute